Yet another anti-immigration party has performed unexpectedly well in a European parliamentary election. Official election results today show that the Danish People's Party is now the second-biggest in the country, capturing 37 seats in parliament, the most it has ever won. It will soon be the junior partner in a center-right ruling coalition, now that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has stepped down.
It's certainly part of a trend, and it's easy to assume a connection with the growing influx of immigrants to the wealthier European nations and the worsening global refugee crisis.
